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Tablecloth for Fall

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

A new tablecloth can add warmth to your kitchen as temperatures fall outside.

This damask would be an elegant choice.

This cotton in gold tones would be a more casual choice.

I love this fall print but it would work better for drapery as it is recommended that it be dry cleaned.

How to make a tablecloth

By an eHow Contributor

Instructions

Measure the tabletop with a yardstick or tape measure.
Determine the desired “drop” of your tablecloth, or the amount of overhang, and add this number plus 1 inch to each of the tabletop dimensions. A standard drop is 8 to 10 inches.
Choose home decorating fabric that’s at least 54 inches wide, in cotton or a cotton-polyester blend. Purchase yardage according to the dimensions you determined in steps 1 and 2.
Prewash and press the fabric.
Lay the fabric out on top of a fabric cutting board, wrong side up. Use the printed guidelines on the board to mark and cut the fabric to the dimensions you determined in steps 1 and 2.
Press each raw fabric edge under 1/2 inch. Press that edge under once more.
Pin the tablecloth hem into place so that the pins are perpendicular to the edges of the fabric.
Use a sewing machine to stitch the tablecloth hem. When you reach a corner, lift the presser foot of the sewing machine and swivel the fabric so that your stitching line remains straight. Keep the needle inserted in the fabric as you reposition it.

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Make a Chenille Baby Blanket

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

I found a neat tutorial at the Bigfork Bay Cotton Co. that shows how to make this baby blanket.

InWeave sells many baby panels.

This one would be darling as a chenille! If you would like to try this project using our fabrics leave me a message below and I will email you a coupon for 20% off on all our baby panels.

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Girls Tutu

Friday, September 24th, 2010

Three of my neices helped make tutu’s from Inweave tulle fabric. (not available online, sorry). We used instructions we found on YouTube.

Pretty cute right?

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Rag Quilt Directions

Monday, August 30th, 2010

My Mother-In-Law made this rag quilt as a baby gift for my youngest child. It’s very soft and gets better with each washing.

Directions:

Use a loosely woven fabric that will fray easily. Our quilt was made with pastel colored flannels. I’ve also seen denim rag quilts. Buy enough fabric for the front and back of the project. The seam allowances are generous so make sure you purchase enough.

You need to add two inches to the length and width of each block. The finished blocks on my sons’ quilt are 5″ x 5″ so the blocks were cut at 7″ x 7″.

Cut batting slightly less than the finished block size. For example, cut a scant 4 7/8” for a 5 ” block.

Layer and pin the backing, batting, and top fabric with right sides out. Make sure the batting is centered.

Sew an X across each individual block to keep the layers in place.

Stitch the blocks back sides together with a 1” seam allowance. The seam allowances will come to the front of the project. Be sure to stitch beyond the batting as you don’t want it to show on the front of your quilt.

When all your blocks are stitched together, stitch twice around the outside edges of the project with a tight straight stitch.

Clip all the seam allowances almost to the stitch line, clipping 1/4″ apart.

Wash and dry your project to create the ragged effect. You may have to repeat this step to get the edges to completely fray. Clean your lint trap often as it will fill quickly.

Inweave has lots of flannels in our physical store, not online, sorry. We do have denims and camouflage online for a more masculine rag quilt.

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How’s your back?

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

If you are like me, an hour or two at my sewing machine can mean a day or two with a sore back! Even though I use an adjustable office chair, this problem continued to plague me. that was until I received some valuable advice from my local chiropractor!

She explained to me that by always extending my right foot (I am right handed) to reach the pedal when sewing, I was causing misalignment problems in my back. She advised me to either switch back and forth using first one foot then the other to run the pedal, or to extend both legs and depress the pedal using both feet at once.

This was the solution that worked for me! As soon as I tried this new method of centering the sewing machine pedal under my cabinet and pushing it with both feet at once, I noticed a marked difference. No back pain! Try it for yourself!

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